It's a romantic comedy. Anything can happen.
You've Got Mail (1998)
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Reviews Counted: 74
Fresh: 50
Rotten:24
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Consensus: Great chemistry between the leads made this a warm and charming delight.
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Based on the classic film THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. Tom Hanks plays a book mega-store owner who falls in love over e-mail with... Based on the classic film THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. Tom Hanks plays a book mega-store owner who falls in love over e-mail with the owner of a struggling children's bookstore, played by Meg Ryan. [More]
Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Greg Kinnear
Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Greg Kinnear, Jean Stapleton, Dave Chappelle, Steve Zahn, Dabney Coleman, Michael Badalucco
Director: Nora Ephron
Director: Nora Ephron
Screenwriter: Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Nora Ephron
Composer: George Fenton
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Reviews for You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail is not as saccharine as I expected, but the sugar-coated love story offers us nothing new or original.
There's no denying the on-screen chemistry between Hanks and Ryan, but still it never really seems to spark as much as it did in Sleepless in Seattle.
There is something marvelously contrived about this classic situation: two attractive and incongruous characters who don't know what we know:They belong with each, and when the heck will they get together?
You've Got Mail is probably not as engaging as Sleepless, with which it will inevitably be compared, but it has its moments.
It's a good date movie, and I recommend it. But don't forget to rent The Shop Around the Corner.
This film enchanted me, and even if it did work for me slightly better as a comedy than as a romance, it's still a great comedy -- and Ryan and Hanks are teriffic.
A love story destined to be remembered as one of the best of the decade.
Yes, You've Got Mail isn't strikingly profound or groundbreaking, but it's one of these movies that just make you feel real good.
Fully-stocked, well-oiled and soulless, You've Got Mail sure feels like a franchise operation -- all that's missing is a greeter and a discount card.
Every time You've Got Mail is about to choke on its own cleverness, it's resuscitated by its extremely likable -- oh heck, let's just call them lovable -- stars.
Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's screenplay is adequately warm and funny, and the characters sufficiently charming, to draw audiences in to the unlikely but ultimately engaging love affair.
Um filme carente de atrativos como os que fizeram de 'Sintonia de Amor' uma pequena obra-prima entre as comédias românticas.
You've Got Mail has much in common with Sleepless in Seattle but ultimately pales by comparison.
This slick and entertaining film scores some salient points about the mixed attractions of online dating and the perils of modern relationships.
You've Got Mail is a relentlessly practical movie, big business versus little business, strangers touching over the internet versus real life volatility.
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